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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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